The National tribune., 1887-07-14

commanding Anthony, Adjutaus-ou..
tain the following:
Having been elected Colonel of tfis Divt-aon "A
IT'S Eneampment held at Altoona, Pa. June Is "a
ana H. command Is hereby assumed, with Head-
Quarters at Room 20. Commonwealth Trust Com
kany Building, No. I'D Market street, Harrisburg,
The following officers were elected NJ the said
DIVISION meetlng-they will be obeyed and rs-
spected accordingly: Colonel ~ y smith Camn
10 Lieut. Col, r. p. Crtehdeld, no; Mai George
W hgg, =, tPhIladelphial, Division Council W
I26. w. AnOinpSoA'
The following officers have been appointed oa
my StaH, ana they viii be Obeyed and resDectad
accordingly: surg, r. :. Stable NJ D. Camn Fe
"a orkJ; Chap. Fred r. Stark 90; Adj't Mark An,
thony, ID; 2. NJ, ID. w. Cotterel. IS; FMS, O. p
Broekway, 20; NJ. o., f. H. Ashcroft I2l. Jni-s
Advocate, II. NJ Linton a.
All Captains Of Camps will Immediately report
% headquarters the names of all members OF theAr
camps who, by reason of past services in the d.
VISION, Grand Division COMMUNICATIVE ,niof
are ehlltled TO life membership in either body to-
SStner with date on which said service expired
Herewith are sent to Camps blanks for the ra-
POETS for the quarter ending June 30; Captains az
camps viii have these reports illed ont properIv
anu sent TO Headquarters Immediately together
with the proper per capita tax l2I5 cents on an
members IN good standing on June 30 1857 exoeut-
ing as IS hereinafter ordered. Camps mustered
since March 81. 1887 will place upon their Fir~s
sergeant Report all names appearing upon thsfr
DesJrlptlve Books, designating by different marks
al charter applicants and all members recruited
since the ehartering of the Camp. Camps mustered
during the month Of April will paw az cents -
capita on each member Camps mustered dur,r,s,
the month Of May will pay AZ cents on ali n.Ts
oerS IN good standing. Camps mustered da.riHs
the month of June will not pay any per capita Tax
Dut W simply forward their reports properly allsA
out These reports ought all 10 be at Headonart~ra
oy July TO- so that the Adjutant and OuaFiarmna-
.er may oe able to make their returns promptly 70
ee S0nnandery IN Chief in time for their meeting
at Des Moines. Iowa. in August Members az IA
stan OF this Division will see that these reDorta
reach Headquarters in compliance with this order
All Captains will M
quarters an impress of their SEALS Such Camps "a
90 not have seals will at once procure them through
the Division Adjutant.
All badges, rank straps Division marks and aeaIa
must be procured through the Division. The d.
VISION VIII not deal in supplies. but will be glad
20 receive orders. which will be referred to resDon-
siOie Dealers price list of goods that will be fur
nished Is Enclosed with these General Orders Tbr-
goods must DE purchased from Headquarters
Inc next Encampment of this Division will Ia
July, 1883.
All Bylaws Of Camps must be sent to Head
quarters Tor approval. Camps will hereafter in
sending BYLAWS, send duplicate eopies--one cooV
20 De retained by the Division and the other 70 %
returned to the Camp whence originating.
In renting, all checks drafts and money order.
must DE made payable to D. w. COttrell Quarter
nlHSter anu All communications must be addressed
Harrisburg, Pa.
Several inquiries have reached US as regard,
camps procuring arms from the State. I would
say tnat at the present time there are no arms In
the state Arsenal at our disposal As as there
are arms 70 De had, the proper blanks prescribed
oy the AdJuGlntGeneral for the procuring Of EAo
SAID arms Will be sent to each Camp.
Ali Camps and individuals wishing To obtain IN
formation from the War Department. at Washing
ton, ID o., or from the Adjutant- General OF thia
state, must communicate through Headquarters
According to a recent decision of COMMANDMENTS
Chief Payne. the Eligibility Clause of Article "
Chapter i, Constitution, Rules aud Regulations.
has been held to include eligible all sons OF mera.
beers of the Grand Army of the Republic Captains
OF Camps will muster ia all such persons as rr.,uk
themselves for membership in our Order until 9TH
erwise ordered
The Commander in Chief in his General Order.
No 10, says: On the llth, 18th and 10th OF this
month, at Altoona, Pa, the three Divisions OF
Pennsy wanna, composing all the branches of the
sons OF Veterans IN existence in the State ere con-
solidated into one Division. 3 . This makes
Pennsylvania the Banner Division of the Order
with 10 Camps in good standing" We are now th,
Banner DivisOn!" Let so remain Never i'm
the history of the Sons of Veterans in Pennsyiva-
MA was there such an opportunity to make the
order grow and prosper. Quite number Of new
CampsaTe under way and will shortly he mustered,
Now Is the proper time. There is at the pres
ent time for 200 more Camps in Pennsylvania We
"a ust have more Camps. Brothers urged to put
lOrth every effort. Communicate with Headquar-
ters, and blanks and working material will ba
placed at your command.
Post No 400, Lancaster celebrated the 4th OF July
by marching to the soldiers burial lot In Lancaster
Cemetery, where a mammoth flag run ~ the
.ep OF the Flagstaff b. COmTade James Moore dur
ing which the drum corps played The Red. White
and Blue" after which A. @. Leonard addressed
The large audience present At the conclusion o.
Comrade Leonard's address the Post under COM
mand of George w. Huffnagle fred salute Of 50
guns, after which America" was sung and the
line OF march was again taken up and the Post rs-
burned TO the soldiers monument in Center Square.
where salute of ID guns was fred. The drum
corps played y" Yankee Doodle" and the veterans
broke ranks, well pleased with their hastily-ax-
ranged 4th of July celebration.